At Basement Sports, we are firm believers in vigorous play, particularly when it comes to children’s development. We enshrine this belief among our core principles, and use it to guide our decision-making processes. According to the American Academy of...
We’ve all heard about the benefits of blowing off steam, but what does this mean in practice? And how, specifically, does the concept apply to children? Placing too much pressure on kids carries several risks, among them self-esteem problems, higher ra...
Creativity is one of the Seven Core Principles of Basement Sports. We believe it holds wide-reaching value for kids of all ages. "Creative intelligence is the basis for the higher achievements of individuals," says Elżbieta Płóciennik of Science Direct...
Basement Sports is proud to announce that our Baseball Starter Kit is now available via Google Shopping, taking part in a growing trend that has swept the internet in recent years. According to multiple studies, shopping ads are some of the most clicke...
Children are the future of society, but they are also the ones most vulnerable to its deficiencies. Luckily, a growing number of programs work tirelessly to protect and nourish our youth. According to the United States Census Bureau, 11.9 million peopl...
Even before the onset of COVID-19, employees across the world had witnessed a dramatic uptick in remote work opportunities. The onset of the pandemic and lockdown policies roundly accelerated those trends. According to workplace statistics published in...
The dawn of a new year brings fresh opportunities to learn and grow, even after a year as challenging as 2020. Year after year, improving one's fitness emerges as one of the most common New Year's Eve resolutions. It was the top pick for Americans at t...
The reviews are in, and sluggers are abuzz. After logging a rousing match in connection with the 2020 Basement Baseball World Series, players offered their thoughts on the Basement Sports starter kit, app, and rules of game play. "The ball, when it hit...
“It started for me back in the early 80s, when I was a five, six, eleven-year-old kid, with an older brother,” says Arman Rousta, Founder of Basement Sports. “We had a basement in Staten Island in our home, where we played . . . As young, athletic, energe...
Value-centric business models have swept the corporate world in recent years, and with good cause: company core values are proven to improve employee motivation and engagement, while nine out of ten CFOs believe that a clearly-articulated vision can impro...
